Dallas  Since the Army & Air Force Exchange Service welcomed home all honorably discharged Veterans to ShopMyExchange.com one year ago, more than 62,000 Veterans have used their new benefit to save on low-cost, name-brand merchandise while also saving nearly $3.4 million in sales tax.

In its first year, the Veterans online shopping benefit has brought significant savings to all whoraised their right hand and vowed to defend our Nation, said Exchange Director/CEO Tom Shull, a Vietnam-era Army Veteran who worked to secure the change in Department of Defense policy to give all honorably discharged Veterans shopping privileges at military exchanges online. This benefit acknowledges sacrifices and makes a real difference to them and their families.

Since Veterans Day 2017, Veterans have been eligible to shop their military exchanges online tax-free for life. Veterans have placed more than 200,000 tax-free orders at ShopMyExchange.com, which offers more than 2 million itemsincluding name brandswith military-exclusive pricing.

Actually you only don’t pay it at time of purchase. In my state (Kentucky) the income tax forms has a place for “usage tax” that is supposed to be declared for on line purchases or out of state purchases where sales tax was not collected.

One more benefit of serving to retirement degraded. Now anyone who has served can have this benefit for life. And watch, states will use this “tax free” benefit of veterans to pressure DOD (or the non-veteran Congress) to do away with AAFES.

If it is anything like our Navy Exchange the cheapest items are shoe polish and shoe laces. $200 Vera Wang Wallets, even more expensive purses, Polo, Dockers, Baby car seats over $300. THINK MACY’s, or other high end price places. Only thing you save is Sales Tax. Unless you can find it on the Mark down racks with a scratch off card. Does not include booze of Cigs. A 24 pack of Milwaukee Best Light is about $14. Strong stuff like Jack is $30 or more. Even snacks are more expensive than Commissary.

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posted on 12/08/2018 2:05:50 PM PST
by GailA
(Wife of RET. SCPO, GET OVER IT, DONALD TRUMP IS PRESIDENT!)

Could not find either, want a scan of my DD214 or discharge submitted on another site.

Do not trust all that info they want just because their online verifcation does not work. Might have something to do with having a unique serial number, rather than using the SS # like some services did back then?

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